Learn Spanish with Locked Up
Updated June 28, 2026
Yes, Locked Up is a B2-level pick for Spanish learners. This women's prison drama is tense and addictive, with raw, colloquial dialogue and a lot of high-emotion language. The register is informal and quick, so it works best for upper-intermediate learners using graded subtitles.
- Difficulty
- B2
- Genre
- crime, drama
- Platform
- Netflix
Spanish words you'll hear in Locked Up
- cárcel
- prison, jail
- presa
- (female) prisoner
- fuga
- escape, breakout
- amenaza
- threat
- confianza
- trust
How to learn Spanish with Locked Up
Install LingoBinge, set your language to Spanish, and play Locked Up on Netflix. LingoBinge swaps a few subtitle words into Spanish at your level, and you tap any word to translate, hear, and save it for spaced review.
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Frequently asked questions
- What level of Spanish do you need for Locked Up?
- Around B2. The prison setting brings fast, colloquial Spanish and slang, so graded subtitles help you keep up and save the recurring vocabulary.